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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Conduct business process review meetings with clients to understand business requirements. - Implement projects using standard methodology & industry best practices. - Document clients’ current processes and define to-be processes. - Configure a customer driven solution to meet clients’ business objectives. - Lead clients in identifying business challenges and develop solution requirements. - Assist in the data conversion process, data validation, and integration between systems. - Proactively report to project manager and project team on project progress and issues. - Provide training to client staff on system functional features and capabilities. - Document training material as needed. - Work with contracts, third-party vendors, and other divisions collaboratively. - Provide leadership and assistance on assigned implementation projects across the organization.BlueCherry ERP; Core business processes that manage day to day activities, included but not limited to: - Master Data (Style, Customer, Location, etc.) - Sales Order Management - Allocation & Fulfillment - Invoicing & Accounts Receivable - Returns & Credit Management - Production Order Management & Inbound Logistics - Accounts Payable - General Ledger Export & Dynamics IntegrationBlueCherry Shopify Connector; Bridges the gap between BlueCherry ERP & the Shopify eCommerce platform: - Product Attributes & Tags - Inventory Updates - Sales Order Download - Fulfillment & Invoicing (Powered by BlueCherry ERP) - Cancellations & RefundsBlueCherry Loop API Connector; Return Authorization funnel into ERP: - Returns funnel into Transaction Maintenance - Returns & Credit Memo Processing (Powered by BlueCherry ERP)Tooling: - Smartsheet - Lucidchart - OneNote - SharePoint - Microsoft Suite - IT Glue - ServiceNow - UltiPro

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Oversee the development and ongoing operation of the engineering department, optimizing content related to apparel and factory engineering, costing, construction methodology, analytics and dashboarding- Develop and implement detailed analytics to determine and monitor manufacturing kpis, leveraging Power Query and SQL, roadmapping towards Power BI- Streamline and continuously improve upon reporting related to cost, throughput time, work in process, and performance- Act as SME of internal shop floor control (SFC) system maintaining data integrity and end user compliance via data cleaning, sop creation and amendment, vendor communications, and end user cross-training- Devise, plan and implement SFC system within manufacturing divisions such as outerwear and loungewear- Develop and implement time study and costing analysis in order to provide granular and high-level costing estimates for tailored clothing and outerwear divisions- Work closely with CIO and VP of Manufacturing to brainstorm and implement continuous improvement strategies within internal business processes as well as ERP and SFC systems

Montreal, Canada Area

- Head of the IT department, overseeing all information technology related operations- Manage internal team of programmer and senior technician, while outsourcing operations via Fencecore’s computer support and services- Lead executive team in analysis and sourcing of new technologies and systems in order to optimize business operations; i.e. ERP, PLM, SFC, B2B CRM, ITSM, Cut Order Planning- Conduct total project management and source-to-contract actions surrounding system adoptions, including sourcing, RFP, ROI, demo script and evaluation- Establish internal system stakeholders to collaborate on business operations documentation and process mapping- Analyze and document total business requirements and workflow processes within spaces not limited to design and merchandising, product development, domestic manufacturing, import production, logistics, operations and finance- Work closely with internal teams and system vendors to maintain current IT ecosystem

Montreal, Canada Area

- Develop, configure, and implement internal product lifecycle management system, centered around both unique business requirements as well as best business practices- Analyze, document and streamline internal product development operations to reduce redundancies and shorten overall throughput time- Devise and execute standard operating procedures, merging system actions and integrations with business operations- Develop and execute training methodologies & sop strategies across the development channel; i.e. design, technical design, pattern, sourcing, marker and grading, production- Develop and manage team of 8 sme’s, oversee total day-to-day maintenance of plm system; i.e. incident requests, service request, change requests

Montreal, Canada Area

- Founder and head of the technical design department, responsible for the creation and maintenance of technical specification packages for domestic and import products- Research and implement new technologies to keep the tech design team lean and efficient; including Kaledo Style, Adobe Suite, CC Libraries, Pantone Color Manager- Lead and collaborate with HR team in digital recruitment via Indeed and Linkedin- Manage staff of six in creating, designing, and executing techpacks; resolve staff disputes- Develop and execute change management strategies within design, technical design, pattern, and product development departments; including digital asset management, pantone color standards, construction and labelling standards- Design, create and execute content: semi-automated techpack templates, point of measure and sewing compliance manuals, label and hangtag placement manuals- Member of the IT Steering CommitteeExtensive experience with the following software:- Adobe Illustrator- Adobe InDesign- Adobe Photoshop- Lectra's Kaledo Style- Microsoft Suite- Visio- GSDExperience with the following software:- Modaris (Lectra)- Diamono (Lectra)- Optiplan (Lectra)

Montreal, Canada Area

- Spearhead the inception and development of Joseph Ribkoff's Technical Design department- Design and execute the implementation of tech packs across all garment categories- Implement thread colour selection, to standardize thread coloring from prototype to production lot - Implement digital color charts for design, pattern making, and production teams- Implement shared croquis for design and technical design teams, to standardize sketching - Initiate workflows between design and technical design, in order for teams to benefit off of shared file data- Implement backend audit procedure to review tech packs, production sampling & all documentation prior to sewing contractor hand off - Develop and launch compliance manuals; i.e. labelling- Design and execute Care & Content label generation for new markets, including Korea, Japan and China- Develop conditional flow charts, mapping total development & production processes- Design, engineer and execute lean manufacturing facility in Saint John, New Brunswick*GSD Practitioner as of July 2015

Vancouver, Canada Area

Lean Manufacturing:- Designed and built the lean production module for Fall 2015 production of the Veilance Monitor Down.- Redeveloped operations lists with line balancing while overseeing in house Testing & Evaluation- Created a capacity breakdown based on desired WIP- Coordinated with Veilance Senior Product Developer & Pattern Maker to develop styles better suited for Lean Manufacturing - Created & maintain industrial floor layout - Created initial Trainers Manual/ Technical packages for all work stations - Trained module team: 18 operators, 1 supervisor, 3 Quality Control leadsProduction Engineering:- Created operations lists, bundling charts & costing estimates for Arc'teryx Veilance- Oversaw Arc'teryx Veilance styles through all stages of production (Counter Sample Stage, Salesman Sample Stage, Size Run/ Time Study Stage, Production Work Orders)- Reviewed & correct all samples, specs & patterns- Resolved manufacturing problems related to construction methodology, labor standards, material usage, performance efficiency, equipment, tools, dies, patterning & templates- Coordinated with Product Development, Quality Control and Cutting regarding process issues and quality requirements- Led Pre-Production Meetings, highlighting key construction flaws & quality standards. PP Meetings include the following departments: Quality Control, Cutting, Product Development, Pattern Making, Veilance Softgoods Supervisors & Engineering- Conducted time studies to asses performance & proper efficiencies- Maintained and update piece work tickets and arrange time studies when necessary- Tracked & monitor daily efficiency of operators - Created & maintain the Veilance Visual Estimates Library: synopsis of styles' key components, element breakdown, reference models, & average minutes per component- Edited Batch Labels for Manor production printing & train Manor employees to use Adobe Illustrator/ Photoshop

New York City

- Created graphic lettering and logos for Fall 2013 and Resort 2014 Campaigns using Adobe Suite - Created technical flats for Anna Sui Accessories - Sourced and purchased raw goods and trims for Fall 2013 and Resort 2014 - Edited flats for Fall 2013 and Resort 2014 Line Chart - Aided in as well as led daily product fittings - Communicated fitting notes and spec changes with sewing contractors - Ensured product quality standards as Quality Control for Spring 2013 production - Created POs and BOMs as well as received PO shipments using Apparel Data Systems - Created, Calculated, and Updated Cost Sheets - Scheduled, managed, and trained fresh interns

Vancouver

- Laid out visual merchandising plans in Excel- Inputted data into Buy sheets and Line plans- Vetted data- Prepped documents and set up for presentations- Updated flats- Participated in weekly Sales analysis meetings- Organized and prepped samples- Conducted brand and competitive research- Participated in fittings

Bachelor, Fashion Design And Technology

Courses: Mass Manufacturing, Product Development, Global Sourcing, Textile Science, Computer Based Pattern Drafting, Fashion Illustration.

High School Diploma